St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-11

and his family coach, occasionally vary
ing the journey with a horseback ride,
and, taking the Baltimore and Ohio road
at Wheeling, made the rest of the trip by
rail.
John Tyler used to travel back and
forth from his home in Virginia to Wash
ington mainly by steamboat. Going
down the river to Norfolk, he would take
boat up the James to Wilson's Land
ing, where his family coach met him.
TYLER's BUNKER HILL TOUR.
Perhaps no President ever made so
notable and so sad journey while Presi-
dent as Mr.. Tyler did on the occasion of
the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monu-
ment. On Friday, the Sth of June, 1913,
he left Washington in special train
over the Baltimore and Ohio road,
accompanied by John C. Spencer, his
Secretary of the Treasury, and Post
master General Wickliffe. He was
escorted from the White House to the de-
pot in Washington by procession of
benevolent societies, and citizens on foot
and in carriages, led by band of music.
the mayor of the city riding with the
President. The President arrived at Bal
timore little after two o'clock that after
noon, when salute of twenty-six guns
was fired in his honor. He was met by
a committee of citizens and escorted to
Barnum's Hotel. The special train the
next day took him to Philadelphia,
whence he went the following afternoon
to Princeton, where he remained over
Sunday as the guest of Captain R. F.
Stockton, of the navy. He arrived at New
York at three o'clock in the afternoon
of Monday, amidst tremendous demon
stration of welcome. He was Joined in
New York by his Secretary of the Navy,
Mr.. Upshur; Commodore Kennen, Gen
eral Henderson, the Attorney General;
Mr.. Legare, and the Secretary of War.
Mr.. Porter. When the President landed
at Castle Garden there were fully 10000
people crowding Broadway and the inter-
secting streets to do him honor. The
New York Express of that day said:
''Mr. Tyler belongs to no party, and no
party belongs to him. There is therefore
great curiosity to see this President with
out a party" He was drawn in an open
bellOuShS UP UlC City Will
his head uncovered. Roofs, balconies
and windows were crowded with people,
flags tiuttered on all sides and process
sion of local militia, a mile and half
long, accompanied him, notable feature
of the procession being the newly-organ-
lied crack regiment of Highlanders, with
their bare legs and Scotch plaid kits The
Presidents son, Robert, rode ON horse
back by his carriage. No similar process
sion, it is said had ever been seen in New
York. The Presidents carriage started
at four o'clock, and it was half-past eight
before he reached his hotel.
Tuesday Mr.. Tyler spent in BROOKLYN.
Wednesday evening he left New York for
Stonington, which he reached at six
o'clock Friday morning. Five hundred
girls were drawn up to welcome him and
showered flowers upon his pathway.
Stopping, he was introduced to them BY
the mayor of the city, and kissed all to
whom he was introduced, the number
being more than one hundred. From
Stonington he went overland to Provi-
dence, where he was greeted by the gov
ernor and the local dignitaries of the little
State. Boston was reached Friday even
ing and Saturday, was the great day at
the day, and uttered one of his master
pieces of American eloquence. That
evening dinner was given to the Presi-
dent in Fanueil Hall. Mr.. Tyler's toast
was, Union of parties union of feel
ing-the Union established by our /
fathers"
Attorney General Legare's death the
following Monday was due to internal
strangulation, caused by what is known
as the sigmoid flexure. From the first
there was no hope of his recovery. The
President had gone out to Lexington that
day and returned in the evening himself
sick, and made all the worse BY the in
telligence of the death of his faithful
cabinet minister. This sad affair changed
the Presidents plans. and instead of